All articles by Nick Hopkinson – Page 2
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NewsFormer Ferretti owners purchase the Boats Group for a reported $850m
The private equity firm Permira, which had a controlling stake in Ferretti in the early 2000s, has re-entered the marine leisure industry by acquiring Boats Group from fellow private equity investors, Apax Partners. Although the deal was struck on the 29th of December, the transaction value was not disclosed either ...
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NewsGiovanna Vitelli calls for whole-hearted industry commitment to Düsseldorf 2021
Azimut-Benetti’s vice president, Giovanna Vitelli, has called on her competitors to rally together to present the industry in its best light at the forthcoming boot Düsseldorf, which is now scheduled for 17-25 April. In a statement released yesterday, she said: “We should all be ready to support the 2021 edition ...
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NewsBrexit agreement hangs in the Balance
A preview the leading article in IBI`s forthcoming issue has publisher Nick Hopkinson hoping for a workable Brexit agreement
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NewsPetros Michelidakis, project director boot Düsseldorf, talks to IBI’s Nick Hopkinson about the decision to postpone the show and what we can expect from boot 2021
The world’s biggest boat show has been postponed to April
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Newsboot Düsseldorf to determine show status in early December
Industry leaders support show and comment on the market
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NewsFédération des Industries Nautiques pushes ahead with Paris
In an interview this afternoon with IBI, Stéphan Constance, vice president of the Fédération des Industries Nautiques (FIN) and CEO of Allures Yachts, responded to questions about the effects of the cancellation of the Cannes and La Rochelle exhibitions, and the French association’s plans for the Paris Nautic in December. ...
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NewsFrench Minister gives green light for Cannes and La Rochelle shows in September
Franck Riester, the French Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness In a statement made on Tuesday to the leaders of the exhibition industry, Franck Riester, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, stated that the restrictive rules in France concerning public and trade exhibitions would ...
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NewsInternational boat shows planning to proceed post-lockdown
IBI’s roundup of the world’s major exhibitions which have confirmed that they are on track to go ahead from now until end of October
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NewsUK’s largest retail chain reports strong 2019 results
Owner comments positively on post-lockdown trading
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NewsSuzuki’s marine sales grow; general manager comments on results
Suzuki’s latest annual results, released yesterday, show that its marine business was the only division of the company to record sales growth despite a sharp downturn in March 2020. By far the largest proportion of the business designated as the marine division is derived from the sales of outboard engines ...
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InterviewCEO Insights | Growth in 2020?
As a 50-year veteran of the industry, IBI Publishing Director Nick Hopkinson has the ear of CEOs and key managers across the industry and is also a keen observer of the long-term trends driving the market. Here he shares observations from a recent discussion with two prominent CEOs about the ...
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NewsInternational dealer development award – call for entries
Amongst nine other categories, the IBI-METSTRADE Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement in association with Raymarine, recognises success in building an international distributor/dealer network. If your company has made significant advances in the past 12 months in expanding its international footprint by appointing new distributors or dealers in export markets ...
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NewsFrance’s Atlantic show draws crowds
The Grand Pavois La Rochelle in-water and land-based boat show, which ended its six-day run yesterday, serves buyers from a wide catchment area on the Atlantic coast of France from Le Havre to Biarritz with visitors also attending from Paris and further afield and a small contingent from Spain and ...
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NewsBarrus expands chandlery market activities
British marine engine and equipment distributor EP Barrus has announced it has reached an agreement to become a distributor of Akzo Nobel’s International Paint brand in the UK. Late last week it also signed an exclusive distribution agreement to represent the Italian company Glomex’s line of antennas and connectivity products ...
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NewsNZ builder to expand European distribution network
Extreme Boats, a new name in the European trailer boat industry, is in the process of appointing new dealers across Europe to sell its export range manufactured in New Zealand.
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NewsMoscow show opens tomorrow
With tomorrow’s mid-day temperature anticipated to be around -4C, Muscovites will be heading for the warmth of the Crocus Centre Exhibition complex on Wednesday for the 12th edition of the Moscow Boat Show.
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NewsDüsseldorf show to benefit from London’s closure
After a run of 63 years, the January London Boat Show is no more. IBI speaks to four companies which traditionally would have been displaying their products this week at an event which at one time drew over 325,000 visitors.
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SHOW REVIEW | ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires boat show
This bi-annual exhibition was relocated to the Parque Nautico marina in 2005, a move that, judging by this latest edition of the show, was a successful one
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SHOW REVIEW | SHANGHAI 2009: Looking east
China’s leading boat show generates good attendance and business opportunities
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